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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional boundaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic voters on Thursday asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state's current congressional district boundaries after a similar request was rejected last year. Republicans currently hold six of the state's eight U.S. House seats — but only two of those districts are considered competitive. The petition seeks to have the state's congressional district lines redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterms. Filed on Wednesday and made public Thursday, the petition comes from the Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and also filed last year's request. The new petition argues that the court's decision to redraw maps for state legislative districts a couple years ago has opened the door to revisiting maps for U.S. House districts. The petition asks for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case directly, skipping lower courts. The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, called the lawsuit "a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who have shown time and time again that they can't win without rigged maps.' But Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who criticized the state Supreme Court for not hearing the lawsuit last year, praised the new effort. 'The residents of Wisconsin deserve fair maps,' Pocan said in a text message. 'Hopefully this will provide that.' The court is controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford won an April election to ensure the court will remain under a 4-3 liberal majority until at least 2028. Redistricting was an issue in that race after Crawford spoke at a virtual event billed as a 'chance to put two more House seats in play,' a move that Republicans said shows that Crawford is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats. Crawford denied those allegations. The court in 2023 ordered new maps for the state Legislature, saying the Republican-drawn ones were unconstitutional. The GOP-controlled Legislature, out of fear that the court would order maps even more unfavorable to Republicans, passed ones drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Democrats made gains in the state Legislature in the November election and are hoping to take majority control in 2026. When ordering the state legislative maps redrawn, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said the earlier conservative-controlled court was wrong in 2021 to say that maps drawn that year should have as little change as possible from the maps that were in place at the time. The latest lawsuit argues that decision warranted replacing the congressional district maps that were drawn under the 'least change' requirement. In 2010, the year before Republicans redrew the congressional maps, Democrats held five seats compared with three for Republicans. Democrats are eyeing two congressional seats for possible flipping in 2026. Western Wisconsin's 3rd District is represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who won an open seat in 2022 after longtime Democratic Rep. Ron Kind retired, and won reelection in 2024. Southeastern Wisconsin's 1st District, held by Republican Rep. Bryan Steil since 2019, was made more competitive under the latest maps but still favors Republicans. The current congressional maps in Wisconsin, drawn by Evers, were approved by the state Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court in March 2022 declined to block them from taking effect.
08-05-2025
- Politics
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional boundaries
MADISON, Wis. -- Democratic voters on Thursday asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state's current congressional district boundaries after a similar request was rejected last year. Republicans currently hold six of the state's eight U.S. House seats — but only two of those districts are considered competitive. The petition seeks to have the state's congressional district lines redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterms. Filed on Wednesday and made public Thursday, the petition comes from the Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and also filed last year's request. The new petition argues that the court's decision to redraw maps for state legislative districts a couple years ago has opened the door to revisiting maps for U.S. House districts. The petition asks for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case directly, skipping lower courts. The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, called the lawsuit "a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who have shown time and time again that they can't win without rigged maps.' But Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who criticized the state Supreme Court for not hearing the lawsuit last year, praised the new effort. 'The residents of Wisconsin deserve fair maps,' Pocan said in a text message. 'Hopefully this will provide that.' The court is controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford won an April election to ensure the court will remain under a 4-3 liberal majority until at least 2028. Redistricting was an issue in that race after Crawford spoke at a virtual event billed as a 'chance to put two more House seats in play,' a move that Republicans said shows that Crawford is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats. Crawford denied those allegations. The court in 2023 ordered new maps for the state Legislature, saying the Republican-drawn ones were unconstitutional. The GOP-controlled Legislature, out of fear that the court would order maps even more unfavorable to Republicans, passed ones drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Democrats made gains in the state Legislature in the November election and are hoping to take majority control in 2026. When ordering the state legislative maps redrawn, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said the earlier conservative-controlled court was wrong in 2021 to say that maps drawn that year should have as little change as possible from the maps that were in place at the time. The latest lawsuit argues that decision warranted replacing the congressional district maps that were drawn under the 'least change' requirement. In 2010, the year before Republicans redrew the congressional maps, Democrats held five seats compared with three for Republicans. Democrats are eyeing two congressional seats for possible flipping in 2026. Western Wisconsin's 3rd District is represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who won an open seat in 2022 after longtime Democratic Rep. Ron Kind retired, and won reelection in 2024. Southeastern Wisconsin's 1st District, held by Republican Rep. Bryan Steil since 2019, was made more competitive under the latest maps but still favors Republicans. The current congressional maps in Wisconsin, drawn by Evers, were approved by the state Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court in March 2022 them from taking effect.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Dems ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional boundaries
Democratic voters on Thursday asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state's current congressional district boundaries after a similar request was rejected last year. Republicans currently hold six of the state's eight U.S. House seats — but only two of those districts are considered competitive. The petition seeks to have the state's congressional district lines redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterms. Filed on Wednesday and made public Thursday, the petition comes from the Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and also filed last year's request. The new petition argues that the court's decision to redraw maps for state legislative districts a couple years ago has opened the door to revisiting maps for U.S. House districts. The petition asks for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case directly, skipping lower courts. The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, called the lawsuit "a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who have shown time and time again that they can't win without rigged maps." But Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who criticized the state Supreme Court for not hearing the lawsuit last year, praised the new effort. "The residents of Wisconsin deserve fair maps," Pocan said in a text message. "Hopefully this will provide that." The court is controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford won an April election to ensure the court will remain under a 4-3 liberal majority until at least 2028. Redistricting was an issue in that race after Crawford spoke at a virtual event billed as a "chance to put two more House seats in play," a move that Republicans said shows that Crawford is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats. Crawford denied those allegations. The court in 2023 ordered new maps for the state Legislature, saying the Republican-drawn ones were unconstitutional. The GOP-controlled Legislature, out of fear that the court would order maps even more unfavorable to Republicans, passed ones drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Democrats made gains in the state Legislature in the November election and are hoping to take majority control in 2026. When ordering the state legislative maps redrawn, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said the earlier conservative-controlled court was wrong in 2021 to say that maps drawn that year should have as little change as possible from the maps that were in place at the time. The latest lawsuit argues that decision warranted replacing the congressional district maps that were drawn under the "least change" requirement. In 2010, the year before Republicans redrew the congressional maps, Democrats held five seats compared with three for Republicans. Democrats are eyeing two congressional seats for possible flipping in 2026. Western Wisconsin's 3rd District is represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who won an open seat in 2022 after longtime Democratic Rep. Ron Kind retired, and won reelection in 2024. Southeastern Wisconsin's 1st District, held by Republican Rep. Bryan Steil since 2019, was made more competitive under the latest maps but still favors Republicans. The current congressional maps in Wisconsin, drawn by Evers, were approved by the state Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court in March 2022 declined to block them from taking effect.
San Francisco Chronicle
08-05-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional boundaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic voters on Thursday asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out the battleground state's current congressional district boundaries after a similar request was rejected last year. Republicans currently hold six of the state's eight U.S. House seats — but only two of those districts are considered competitive. The petition seeks to have the state's congressional district lines redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterms. Filed on Wednesday and made public Thursday, the petition comes from the Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and also filed last year's request. The new petition argues that the court's decision to redraw maps for state legislative districts a couple years ago has opened the door to revisiting maps for U.S. House districts. The petition asks for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case directly, skipping lower courts. The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, called the lawsuit "a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who have shown time and time again that they can't win without rigged maps.' But Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who criticized the state Supreme Court for not hearing the lawsuit last year, praised the new effort. 'The residents of Wisconsin deserve fair maps,' Pocan said in a text message. 'Hopefully this will provide that.' The court is controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford won an April election to ensure the court will remain under a 4-3 liberal majority until at least 2028. Redistricting was an issue in that race after Crawford spoke at a virtual event billed as a 'chance to put two more House seats in play,' a move that Republicans said shows that Crawford is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats. Crawford denied those allegations. The court in 2023 ordered new maps for the state Legislature, saying the Republican-drawn ones were unconstitutional. The GOP-controlled Legislature, out of fear that the court would order maps even more unfavorable to Republicans, passed ones drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Democrats made gains in the state Legislature in the November election and are hoping to take majority control in 2026. When ordering the state legislative maps redrawn, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said the earlier conservative-controlled court was wrong in 2021 to say that maps drawn that year should have as little change as possible from the maps that were in place at the time. The latest lawsuit argues that decision warranted replacing the congressional district maps that were drawn under the 'least change' requirement. In 2010, the year before Republicans redrew the congressional maps, Democrats held five seats compared with three for Republicans. Democrats are eyeing two congressional seats for possible flipping in 2026. Western Wisconsin's 3rd District is represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who won an open seat in 2022 after longtime Democratic Rep. Ron Kind retired, and won reelection in 2024. The current congressional maps in Wisconsin, drawn by Evers, were approved by the state Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court in March 2022 declined to block them from taking effect.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Republican office vandalized in Milwaukee, police investigate
The Brief A Republican Party of Wisconsin office was vandalized in Milwaukee on Friday. It happened at the Hispanic Community Center near 13th and Greenfield. Investigators are still looking for whoever is responsible. MILWAUKEE - A Republican Party of Wisconsin office was vandalized in Milwaukee on Friday. What we know It happened at the Hispanic Community Center near 13th and Greenfield on the city's south side. The office was closed at the time. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android What we don't know The Milwaukee Police Department said someone broke a window, and investigators are still looking for whoever is responsible. What you can do Anyone with information is asked to call MPD at 414-935-7222; to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 tips app. What they're saying In a statement, WisGOP Chair Brian Schimming said: "Vandalizing and destroying property is never acceptable. Every American deserves to feel safe expressing their political views. We will not be intimated [sic] by these acts of violence and remain committed to reaching all communities across Wisconsin." The Source Information in this report is from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
